A reader who goes by the name of Overwhelmed wrote in with this dilemma. I am newly married and my mother-in-law and I have a strained relationship. She tends to show her affection by buying things and she goes way & Continued

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Last year we shared some advice on organizing a medicine chest. Now that cold and flu season is upon us, I want to revisit the topic with a few more best-practice tips and tricks. As Erin previously stated, don’t store & Continued

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On either the last day of the old year or the first day of the new year, many of us created lists of resolutions. If youre like me, getting organized appeared in some fashion on this list. For example my & Continued

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In a recent interview with Gretchen Rubin of the Happiness Project, author Greer Hendricks hit the nail on the head when it comes to overcoming procrastination. When faced with a task she doesnt feel like doing she reminds herself that the & Continued

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Whether you work out of your vehicle or you have a few children to tote around, make sure your vehicle is clutter free.

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I have a great app, called TimeHop, that reminds me each day of what Ive posted on social media one year ago, two years ago, and so on. The other day it reminded me of a word Id chosen to & Continued

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Reader Darlene recently asked the following question in the comment section of the post What to do with those old toys: I have bags of slightly used stuffed animals. Ive found most places like hospitals and day care center dont & Continued

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Every time you get a take-out menu, put it in a binder for easy access.

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In his post about simple living and labour-saving devices, Unclutterer PJ stated that technology in the service of simple living can help us save time. Unclutterer Jeri showed us that certain tools can help make organizing a little bit easier & Continued

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The holidays are over and many of us are settling in for winter  hunkering down, closing the blinds and staying warm. It’s a classic time to play some board games. Don’t think of board games as simply a way & Continued

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First you declutter, then you organize. Here are three simple steps to decluttering your space from 30 Days to a Simpler Life.

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When I lived alone, my minimalist tendencies could flourish. Each surface in the house was either bare or had one or two items on it. I regularly went through the house and pared down anything that had found its way & Continued

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We linked to an article in Post-holiday cleanup, part 1, which described ways to dispose of a real Christmas tree. Storing an artificial tree, however, can be a task that worries even the most uncluttered of us. In my home, & Continued

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Last February, here on Unclutterer, Dave took at look at his closet and made some wardrobe suggestions for men over 40. In a few months, I’ll be one year away from 50. In the past two years, I’ve moved up & Continued

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Storing ornaments through out the year is a bit of a pain, but it is necessary if you do have a Christmas tree to decorate this time of year.

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Over the course of the next few days, were going to explore that sad time after the holidays when decorations and gifts must find a place to be stored or disposed. Putting away a menorah or Christmas tree or New & Continued

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Helen Rosner recently asked on Twitter, What are some tiny things youve done this year to make your life immeasurably better? She got a lot of responses, and I noticed many of them had to do with organizing and uncluttering. & Continued

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New Year’s resolutions are an ancient ritual, stretching all the way back to the Babylonians and the Romans who made promises to their gods to do things better in the coming year. However, just because something has been done for & Continued

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Holiday gift bags are more popular now then when I was young, and unlike wrapping paper, they’re reusable. This year we received quite a few of them and I’ve been thinking about good ways to store them. Here are a & Continued

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Reader Lenore recently sent us the following question: We had to leave our home in Nebraska to go to New York to deal with a family medical situation. After a few months in New York, I went back to Nebraska & Continued

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